OH couldn't be persuaded, so I went out by myself. Plenty of puddles, lots of folk taking the air with and without dogs. One dog offered to chase me but couldn't keep up. Some scouts were out on a couple of narrow boats, walking ahead to open locks (how many people do you need for that?). I almost disgraced myself by being in the wrong gear & nearly not making it up the slope at a lock in front of the scouts! I'm obviously getting better tho', 'cos I managed to cycle behind a couple for a few minutes without falling off while I waited for them to hear my bell.
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Not quite spring.
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and not a spot of blue sky to be seen. Not many leaves on trees either. It started raining on the return leg, almost wish I'd put the lycra on but wife tells me that the world isn't ready for me in lycra yet.
A few cyclists out, one even (seemingly) more nervous than I. Caught up with a cyclist who had passed me, but he was taking a photo of narrow boats with the same names as his children so it probably doesn't count. Met a young family on bikes too, dad looked tired. 8.5 miles, calculated because my GPS battery died on me.